cranberry lemonade.

cranberry lemonade

6 tablespoons organic sugar
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 5 lemons)
3 cups organic cranberry juice
fresh mint leaves

In a sauce pan over medium heat, combine the sugar and water and cook stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a boil and cook until syrup is clear, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in fresh squeezed lemon juice. Let cool and then pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Stir the cranberry juice into the lemon juice mixture. Serve in a chilled glass and garnish with mint leaves and lemon slices.